[Brea] is governed by a five-member City Council, elected by residents to serve four-year terms. Each year, the council elects one of its members to serve a one-year term as mayor. As a general law city, the council appoints a city manager to implement policies and oversee city departments.

! Election History

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||Year||Member 1||Member 2||Member 3||Member 4||Member 5||Mayor||Mayor Pro Tem||Race||Notes
|2000| ? | ? | | | | | |[2000 Brea City Council] |
|2001| | | | | | | | |
|2002| | | [Roy Moore] | [Bill Lentini] | [John Beauman] | | |[2002 Brea City Council] |
|2003| | | | | | | | |
|2004| [MARTY SIMONOFF] | [DON SCHWEITZER] | | | | | |[2004 Brea City Council] |
|2005| | | | | | | | |
|2006| | | [Roy Moore] | [RON GARCIA] | [John Beauman] | | |[2006 Brea City Council] |
|2007| | | | | | | | |
|2008| [MARTY SIMONOFF] | [DON SCHWEITZER] | | | | | |[2008 Brea City Council] |
|2009| | | | | | | | |
|2010| | | [Roy Moore] | [RON GARCIA] | [BRETT MURDOCK] | | |[2010 Brea City Council] |
|2011| | | | | | | | |
|2012| [MARTY SIMONOFF] | [CHRISTINE MARICK] | | | | | |[2012 Brea City Council] |
|2013| | | | | | | | |
|2014| | | [CECILIA HUPP] | [STEVEN VARGAS] | [GLENN G. PARKER] | | |[2014 Brea City Council] |
|2015| | | | | | | | |
|2016| [MARTY SIMONOFF] | [CHRISTINE MARICK] | | | | | |[2016 Brea City Council] |
|2017| | | | | | | | |
|2018| | | [CECILIA HUPP] | [STEVEN VARGAS] | [GLENN G. PARKER] | | |[2018 Brea City Council] |
|2019| | | | | | | | |
|2020| [MARTY SIMONOFF] | [CHRISTINE MARICK] | | | | | |[2020 Brea City Council] |
|2021| | | | | | | | |
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! Sources and Articles
* [https://www.ci.brea.ca.us/511/City-Council]
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